[SOLVED] Many Problems with games

joshka89 · 11-05-2009, 03:35 AM

Ok, I have a GeForce 8800GTS 640 OC Edition. I have an ECS GeForce 7050-M motherboard, AMD Athlon 2 X64. Everything is up to date except the Graphics card because I am unable to use the nVidia control panel with the latest drivers for some reason, and so I get no AA with any games.

This problem I am having is very recent, within the week. Sounds will skip and/or pop while playing games. I've tested this on HL2 and WoW so far. In addition to the sound issues, my FPS will be high, but turning will be jerky, only turning. When I turn my WoW character or look left and right in HL2 the movement will not be smooth at all.

Also, youtube videos sometimes skip and pop as well.

Thoughts?

**RockmasteR** · 11-05-2009, 04:52 AM

Hello Josh and welcome to TSF
try to force Vsync ON in the Nvidia Control panel and see what happens
what Forceware version are you using?

joshka89 · 11-05-2009, 08:44 AM

VSync kills my FPS and changes nothing else.

I'm not sure what you mean by Forceware version. If you mean my GFX card driver version, its 181.20 because its the only version i found that AA works with and does not give me and "Incompatible Driver" error when i wan to use the nVidia control panel

**RockmasteR** · 11-05-2009, 08:51 AM

have you tried the most recent one?
here it is:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_191.07_whql.html
(it's for WinXP 32 Bit)

joshka89 · 11-05-2009, 12:22 PM

will try this soon, i'll let you kno how it turns out.

this would make sense for the graphic issues but what about the sound?

Phædrus2401 · 11-05-2009, 04:45 PM

What power supply are you using? Brand, model, wattage.

joshka89 · 11-05-2009, 05:00 PM

Power Supply is a COrsair uhh... no idea on model. I'll have to look at it. But i've had it for a few months and no issues and have never had problems with power. Also have not even changed any equipment

**RockmasteR** · 11-05-2009, 05:45 PM

Corsair are good PSUs just check if it's 650 W, your card needs at least 600 W PSU

joshka89 · 11-05-2009, 09:14 PM

I think i bought a 800 or 1000 can't remember. Cuz i blew out my old 650 brick of crap

Mcninjaguy · 11-05-2009, 10:33 PM

Can you do a stress test on your video card and see if you get any errors with it? Use ATI tool to do the stress test.

Can you tell me your temps duriing a game and while your computer is idling with PC Wizard 2009.

joshka89 · 11-06-2009, 09:12 AM

Ok here are Idling temps.

Core 1 41C
Core 2 48C

GPU 57.6C

HDD 29C

While playing WoW

Core 1 44C
Core 2 51C

GPU 65C

Mcninjaguy · 11-06-2009, 09:48 PM

Those temperatures look ok, can you try doing the ATI tool test?

joshka89 · 11-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Ok I never did find a real solution to this. But now everything works great!
The secret?
I bought an MSI 770-C45 MoBo, an AMD Phenom II X4, and 6GB of 1666 DDR3 RAM
Then I installed Windows 7

Everything is beautiful :)

Sorry if someone was looking for a fix. I never found it

**RockmasteR** · 11-12-2009, 06:09 PM

I hope that you are using a good quality PSU with those!
I'll mark this thread as solved, if you need any other help, don't hesitate and ask

11-05-2009, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	[SOLVED] Many Problems with games Ok, I have a GeForce 8800GTS 640 OC Edition. I have an ECS GeForce 7050-M motherboard, AMD Athlon 2 X64. Everything is up to date except the Graphics card because I am unable to use the nVidia control panel with the latest drivers for some reason, and so I get no AA with any games. This problem I am having is very recent, within the week. Sounds will skip and/or pop while playing games. I've tested this on HL2 and WoW so far. In addition to the sound issues, my FPS will be high, but turning will be jerky, only turning. When I turn my WoW character or look left and right in HL2 the movement will not be smooth at all. Also, youtube videos sometimes skip and pop as well. Thoughts?

11-05-2009, 04:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,174 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games Hello Josh and welcome to TSF try to force Vsync ON in the Nvidia Control panel and see what happens what Forceware version are you using? __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

11-05-2009, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games VSync kills my FPS and changes nothing else. I'm not sure what you mean by Forceware version. If you mean my GFX card driver version, its 181.20 because its the only version i found that AA works with and does not give me and "Incompatible Driver" error when i wan to use the nVidia control panel

11-05-2009, 08:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,174 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games have you tried the most recent one? here it is: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_191.07_whql.html (it's for WinXP 32 Bit) __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

11-05-2009, 12:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games will try this soon, i'll let you kno how it turns out. this would make sense for the graphic issues but what about the sound?

11-05-2009, 04:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,828 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Many Problems with games What power supply are you using? Brand, model, wattage. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-05-2009, 05:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games Power Supply is a COrsair uhh... no idea on model. I'll have to look at it. But i've had it for a few months and no issues and have never had problems with power. Also have not even changed any equipment

11-05-2009, 05:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,174 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games Corsair are good PSUs just check if it's 650 W, your card needs at least 600 W PSU __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

11-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games I think i bought a 800 or 1000 can't remember. Cuz i blew out my old 650 brick of crap

11-05-2009, 10:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games Can you do a stress test on your video card and see if you get any errors with it? Use ATI tool to do the stress test. Can you tell me your temps duriing a game and while your computer is idling with PC Wizard 2009.

11-06-2009, 09:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games Ok here are Idling temps. Core 1 41C Core 2 48C GPU 57.6C HDD 29C While playing WoW Core 1 44C Core 2 51C GPU 65C

11-06-2009, 09:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games Those temperatures look ok, can you try doing the ATI tool test?

11-12-2009, 02:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
joshka89 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Windows XP	Re: Many Problems with games Ok I never did find a real solution to this. But now everything works great! The secret? I bought an MSI 770-C45 MoBo, an AMD Phenom II X4, and 6GB of 1666 DDR3 RAM Then I installed Windows 7 Everything is beautiful :) Sorry if someone was looking for a fix. I never found it

11-12-2009, 06:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,174 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Many Problems with games I hope that you are using a good quality PSU with those! I'll mark this thread as solved, if you need any other help, don't hesitate and ask __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!